Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 10, 2000No. Civ.A. 99-278 SSHPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
STANLEY S. HARRIS, Senior District Judge.
Before the Court are defendant’s motion to strike plaintiffs’ demand for a jury trial, plaintiffs’ motion to certify their action as a class action, and the parties’ responsive pleadings to these motions.1 Upon consideration of these submissions, the Court grants defendant’s motion to strike, dismisses the alternative claim pleaded by plaintiffs in Count I of their complaint, and grants plaintiffs’ motion to certify.
I. Background
Because the background to this litigation is set forth fully in the Court’s March 21, 2000, Opinion, Coleman…
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